Lesson 2: Use 3D printer to print Microbike¶

In this lesson, you will learn how to export your design out of Fusion and import it to slicer, after slice it, import it to 3D printer and print it. Here is the general tutorial video that will talk about slicer, filament and printer setting that will prepare you for your first print tesk.¶

first of all, you need to download the Crua slicer for the printer(Creality Ender-3 Pro) in our lab. Here is the download link. Choose the printer: Creality Ender_3 pro and leave other settings default. (make sure with instructor or lab partner about Nozzle size)

Export your microbike from Fusion. Choose the body that you want to print in Fusion(here I will choose the rear frame that we modified in Lession1), right click the body, and use "Save as Mesh"Unit type: Millimeter, Save as Type: STL files (*.stl)

After saving the stl file from Fusion, you can open Cura slicer, File-open file-rear frame.stl, it looks like the picture shown below:

And you can rotate the obejct to choose how you want to print it, and you can set infill., support from the menu on the right side. After click slice, you can click "Preview" to preview the print, and finally save gcode file to the desk. Here is the youTube tutorial video that will talk about more details about Cura slicer.

You can take the SD card out from the printer in the lab, and use the SD card reader to import the gcode. file to the SD card, and insert SD card back to printer.
For print the obejct, click the knob, and choose print from Media, and choose your gcode file, and print will start. (remeber insert a picture here of the Printer screen)
If you have any questions,Feel free to ask instructor or your lab partners.